Established in 2019, Zango Brand from Ghana offers a distinctive take on jerky, known locally as kilishi, a traditional West African dried meat snack. The brand emphasizes natural preservation methods, drying thinly sliced beef, sheep, or goat under the sun, which is then coated with a spicy paste made from local ingredients such as peanuts, peppers, garlic, and onions. For added variety, some flavors also include a hint of Read More
Original USA Kilishi – Hot Beef Kilishi
Original USA Kilishi debuted in 2021. Kilishi is described as the African version of beef jerky, which uses peanut butter, among other ingredients. Their kilishi ingredients are special herbs & spices unique only to their kilishi, making it delicious and outstanding. Original USA Kilishi is an Original USA Product, one of the many products made in the USA with original African recipes. Original USA Kilishi is distributed under the name of Read More
Shrooms – Mesquite Barbecue Mushroom Crisps
Growing mushrooms has been a passion of South Mill Champs since Louie Pia began farming nearly 90 years ago. With a long, rich heritage, he knew mushrooms’ taste and value in traditional Italian cooking and wanted to bring those same qualities to families in America. Today, South Mill Champs is a leader among the largest growers in North America supplying 110 million pounds Read More
Shiners Stash – Cajun Spice Beef Jerky
The next review for Shiners Stash will focus on a 3 ounce/84 gram bag of their Cajun Spice flavored beef jerky. This flavor is described as just the right blend of spices to make it Cajun, but mild on the heat. The jerky was graciously submitted for review by the owner, chef Swen Altis.
This Shiners Stash brand name is located in the foothills of Conover, North Carolina, and it is distributed under the name of Shiners Stash Jerky Company. Read More
Captain Jake’s Jerky – Mesquite BBQ Beef Jerky
The first review on Captain Jake’s Jerky will be on a 3 ounce/85 gram bag of their mesquite bbq flavored beef jerky. On July 17/2015, this mesquite bbq flavor received a second place award at the World Hot Sauce, BBQ and Extreme Food Awards competition, in the “Specialty Beef Jerky” division. This jerky was kindly submitted for review by one of the co-founders, Scott Jacobson.
Friends since grade school from over 30 Read More